As of 2014, immigrant women slightly outnumber immigrant men in the United States. Nearly half of all immigrant women are naturalized U.S. citizens.  Immigrant women number more than 20 million in the U.S. today, and are making their presence felt in U.S. society.  More than a quarter of immigrant women have a bachelor’s degree or even higher education.  On average, 56.4 percent of foreign-born women were in the labor force in 2012, compared to 59.2 percent of native-born women.  Of all employed women in the United States, 15 percent are foreign-born women.  Immigrant women can be found working in every field, with one-third being in management and professional occupations, nearly a third work in service occupations and a little less than a quarter work in sales and office occupations. Clearly, the economic contributions of immigrant women are important to the U.S. economy.